Speaking as a wannabe (insert whichever charming term you prefer Leo) it's fair to say that low hours pilots (in the opinion of some FO friends within the company) join more through need than want.
With the increase in turbo-prop jobs, TRSS, not to mention myriad other options emerging, there's a lessening requirement for people to subject themselves to bully boy tactics from some of the less charming examples of the human species for little reward.
Particularly in light of the headway currently being made in the courts, I'd be inclined to say that fewer and fewer rats would be inclined to join a sinking ship.
